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hor·mone \ˈhȯrˌmōn, ˈhȯ(ə)ˌ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Greek hormōn, present participle of horman to stir up, set in motion, from hormē impulse, attack, assault — more at serum 1. : a specific organic product of living cells that, transported by body fluids or sap, produces a specific effect on the activity of cells remote from its point of origin : internal secretion : autacoid; especially : such a product exerting a stimulatory or excitatory effect on a cellular activity — compare auxin, chalone, plant hormone 2. : a synthetic substance that resembles a naturally occurring hormone in producing a specific biological effect — compare growth, regulator |